Women's college basketball roundup: Stetson falls to North Florida

Shanasa Sanders had a team-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers, but Stetson lost 56-52 to North Florida in an Atlantic Sun Conference game Saturday.

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JACKSONVILLE —Ł Shanasa Sanders had a team-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers, but Stetson lost 56-52 to North Florida in an Atlantic Sun Conference game Saturday. The Hatters (15-6, 8-2 A-Sun) led by six at halftime and by as many as 10 in the second half, but a late 16-4 run lifted the Ospreys (10-11, 6-4). Raneisha Lamar led UNF with 19 points and 11 rebounds. “Give UNF credit, they made plays, they got stops, they did what they needed to and we didn't,” Stetson head coach Lynn Bria said. “I thought the game came down to getting stops. Both teams struggled to score, but we didn't guard Lamar very well in the post. To their credit they guarded very well, and they executed very well. However, I also know we can play better than we did, we just didn't get the stops we needed to down the stretch.” Sanders was 8-for-13 from the field and was one point shy of her season high (24 vs. Hofstra). Her three 3-pointers in a row during a first-half run put Stetson up 14-11. “I came into the game just telling myself to relax on the 3-point line,” Sanders said. “I was rushing my shots earlier in the season, so I just tried to relax and shoot the ball.” Victoria McGowan had 16 points and six rebounds for the Hatters, while C.J. Coddington had five points off the bench. Stetson shot 36 percent from the floor for the game and outrebounded UNF 31-29. The teams split the two-game season series. With Mercer's victory over Kennesaw State, the Hatters dropped into an A-Sun tie for second place with the Bears. Both teams are 8-2. “That just means we have to be ready to beat Jacksonville (at 7 p.m.) on Monday,” Bria said. “We are all playing for three games in March, and you want to get as high a seed as you can get. We just have to take it one game at a time.”ÉÉCentral Florida Community College 77, Daytona St. 62OCALA —Ł Paden Smith led Daytona State with 20 points but it was not enough as the Falcons fell to Central Florida Community College.É